The salon goes on every Wednesday night at 5:45 regardless of anything, but I, being in Israel studying the Alexander Technique with Yehuda Kuperman, was not there to take notes of the table discussion. So Instead, I'll give you my Jerusalem report, below.
ellen
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The Lloyd House Wednesday Night Salon WEEKLY
(See at the end of this email for introductory material)
(See at the end of this email for introductory material)
SECTION ONE: TABLE NOTES
Journal from Jerusalem: So I left Cincinnati Saturday afternoon, 5/21/11, flew to JFK, took the Air Train from Terminal 3 (Delta) to Terminal 4 (International, El Al). Found the airport run down and dirty, inadequate signage. What a disgrace. I remember when JFK was the new, the spiffiest in the world. Then waited hours and hours before loading into a huge 747 jet, crammed like sardines for the interminable trans-atlantic flight. I'd been adjusting my sleep/wake cycle to Israel time in hopes of avoiding that dreadful "under water" feeling of jet lag, but the strain of the flight brought back my fading head cold and I was not worth much the whole of Monday. Still felt jet lagged despite all the preparations.
But what a thrill to be back in Israel! Yehuda Kuperman, in my view the greatest living master of the Alexander Technique, met me at the airport and we drove the hour or so up to Jerusalem in the hills. The terrain and the vegetation and the weather are very much like southern California. Warm, rocky, dry. But the air is fresh and breezy.
Every day we do some Alexander Technique work in the morning, Yehuda teaching me and Alan Bowers, another teacher from New York, then makes us lunch. We do some more work in the afternoon. We go for errands like taking the car to the shop, we chat. Monday night we hosted the weekly A.T. study group of 4 other teachers for an hour and a half. Tuesday night we watched Netanyahu's speech to the U.S. Congress. It was a thrill to be watching from Jerusalem.
My host says that contrary to the reports in the US media, the Israelis by and large were approving of Obama's speech about the peace process. That was the proposal to return to the 1967 borders plus territory swaps. Netanyahu's speech was coming along well, we thought, until he asserted near the end that there would be no giving up of part of Jerusalem, no sharing it .... Alas. Incidentally, I got a forwarded piece about Netanyahu's speech that is very interesting... I don't know the author, but it was forwarded by an American Jewish journalist who spent over 25 years in Israel with his family (Matthew Nesvisky, father of Claire Rechnitzer). You can read it below in the "Articles" section.
Yesterday my fellow student Alan and I visited the Old City. We walked about the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built over the hill of Golgotha and the tomb of Jesus, which is now inside the walls but was then outside, and of course visited the Kotel, the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, the only remaining construction from the entire rebuilt Temple complex as erected by Herod over the site of the Temple as rebuilt after the Babylonian Captivity in the middle of the first millennium BCE, which was erected over the site of Solomon's Temple, which was built over the place where Mohammed ascended one night for a visit to heaven, and was the same place where Jacob dreamed of angels going up and down the ladder, and was the same place where Abraham almost slew Isaac.
I was blown away to discover that the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque are closed to non-Muslims now, and that the temple mount itself (outside) is only open a few hours a day! I count myself fortunate to be able to see it the inside in 1996. Astonishing that they give up such a lucrative endeavor.
... out of time. Have a great week... I'll be home Tuesday night, back at the Salon table on Wednesday. Love from the Holy Land,
Ellen
Some of you may have heard of Cincinnati's Fringe Festival. Now in its 8th season, the Know Theater provides opportunities for artists to take risks. !2 days- beginning on May 31- check the schedule on-line. You'll see a variety of venues and media, content and category. Artists- local, regional, national and international. I enjoyed recognizing the line up of judges - many I recognize from our local theater- Playhouse, ETC and more.
For the first time- The Know Theater now offers the same stage time for high school students. There are 3 plays in the line up- all performed at the Black Box at SCPA. 2 of the plays produced, directed and performed by SCPA students. Again- you'll see the line up of plays on-line. Just go to FringeNext Cincinnati.
Wesley Zurrick and Christion Haigis wrote this play for their SCPA senior project. Daniel and friends (including Richard Lowenburg who has been cast in two professional theater productions- ETC's End Days most recently and two seasons of Playhouse's- Xmas Carol) were honored to land parts for this premiere opportunity. Offering time, space, advertising, lucky for high schoolers (what a vision): The Know Theater considered the next generation.
Their FringeNext play is called: The First Book of the Bible. There are two performance dates: June 2 at 9:00 (come at 7:30 to see The Color of Harmony, another SCPA FringeNext play) and June 3 at 7. Dick and I will only be at the Thursday performance.
I am telling you about this only if you are prepared for edgy and irreverent. You too are taking a risk by showing up. The thing is- I have not seen the play. It is described as having adult content, a comedy and musical. I do know there is the "F" word (more than once) - and that the play was not acceptable for public viewing at our school during school session.
If you do plan on coming- you can buy tickets on line for $12.00 by going to FringeNext. My advise, if you have children and you wonder if it is appropriate - go to the Thursday show, decide for yourself and then go back on Friday if you want to bring kids.
Debbie Westheimer
(This gal is terrific! ellen)
SECTION TWO: ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES
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Hello, fellow poets and poetry lovers:
This coming month for our First Friday poetry reading we are honored to have local poets Mary Anne Reese and Karen George reading from their recently published chapbooks.
We will start gathering, as usual, around 7:30 at Aquarius Star/Om Cafe, (on Ludlow Ave.) with the reading to start at 8:00.
I'm sure both poets will have copies of their chapbooks available for purchase by anyone who's interested!
Mary Anne Reese: Raised by Water
Karen George: Into the Heartland
Coming Attractions: On July 1, Ellen Bierhorst and Steve Sunderland will be reading.
Hope you will join us!
Gwyneth Stewart
Contribute to the Hillside Trust
There is movement to change the zoning ordinance in Cincinnati to allow view-blocking tall building. Give money here: www.hillsidetrust.org
Northside's Fourth of July Parade is Monday, July 4, 2011, at noon and starts at the corner of Rockford and Hamilton Avenue and ends at Hoffner Park on the corner of Blue Rock and Hamilton Avenue. As in the last few years, we are focusing on being "green" by encouraging entries to walk or use bicycles at no charge and donating the proceeds from vehicle entry fees to a carbon-neutral or environmentally-focused cause.
The parade committee is looking for volunteers to help us spread the word, participate by being in the parade, post No Parking signs the day before the parade, and/or help us recycle by rolling a recycling toter along the parade route, which is very easy and fun. For more information about the parade and to enter, visit www.northsidejuly4.com/parade and click Volunteer or Be in the Parade.
Please join us on the Fourth!
Some of you may have heard of Cincinnati's Fringe Festival. Now in its 8th season, the Know Theater provides opportunities for artists to take risks. !2 days- beginning on May 31- check the schedule on-line. You'll see a variety of venues and media, content and category. Artists- local, regional, national and international. I enjoyed recognizing the line up of judges - many I recognize from our local theater- Playhouse, ETC and more.
For the first time- The Know Theater now offers the same stage time for high school students. There are 3 plays in the line up- all performed at the Black Box at SCPA. 2 of the plays produced, directed and performed by SCPA students. Again- you'll see the line up of plays on-line. Just go to FringeNext Cincinnati.
Wesley Zurrick and Christion Haigis wrote this play for their SCPA senior project. Daniel and friends (including Richard Lowenburg who has been cast in two professional theater productions- ETC's End Days most recently and two seasons of Playhouse's- Xmas Carol) were honored to land parts for this premiere opportunity. Offering time, space, advertising, lucky for high schoolers (what a vision): The Know Theater considered the next generation.
Their FringeNext play is called: The First Book of the Bible. There are two performance dates: June 2 at 9:00 (come at 7:30 to see The Color of Harmony, another SCPA FringeNext play) and June 3 at 7. Dick and I will only be at the Thursday performance.
I am telling you about this only if you are prepared for edgy and irreverent. You too are taking a risk by showing up. The thing is- I have not seen the play. It is described as having adult content, a comedy and musical. I do know there is the "F" word (more than once) - and that the play was not acceptable for public viewing at our school during school session.
If you do plan on coming- you can buy tickets on line for $12.00 by going to FringeNext. My advise, if you have children and you wonder if it is appropriate - go to the Thursday show, decide for yourself and then go back on Friday if you want to bring kids.
Debbie Westheimer
(This gal is terrific! ellen)
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